Improvement in cigar-machines



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

l. A. HEALD, OF CARLISLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN clelia-MACHINES.

Specincation forming part of Letterslatent No. 42,946, dated May 31,1864.

'o aZZ whom it may. concer-iz,.-

g Be it known that I, I. A. HEALD, ot' Cariisle, in the' county ofMiddlesex and State of Mas sachnsetts, have invented certain new and vuseful Improvements in Machinery forMaking -and 3, taken in the verticalplane indicated by red line y y thereon. Fig. 3 is a top view of themachine with the brush-cylinder, which n1 ikes the' filler removed. Fig.4 is a sectional view representing the mechanism used for startingthe.wrapper1 around the filler `for holding the blunt end ot' the cigarwhilev the wrapper is being put on and the tail77 .out oil', andthrusting out the tails.

Fig. 5 is an end view ot' the small wrapping-rollers and the plunger forpushing out the tails when these" rollers recede from the main rollers.Fig. 6 is an end view of the cones and brushes for forming the point orhead 7 on the cigar.v Fig. 7 shows the gearing which give motion to thepointing-brushes. Fig. 8 shows the serrated rasp for pointing the end ofthe filler preparatory to wrapping it. Fig. .9. is an end view of Fig.8, showing the circular knife for cutting ott' the pointed end of thefiller. Fig. 10, Sheet 2, is an enlarged top view of the mechanism whichcommences the operation of putting on the wrapper, and also thespurwheels which communicate motion to the same. Fig. 11 shows in detailthe brushes, wheel, and spring-holdin g straps for smoothing the leavesot' tobacco for wrappers. Fig. 12 is an end view of the gearing whichgives motion to the mechanism for starting the wrapper around thefiller, and which also actuates the smaller rollers that roll the cigar.Fig. 13 is a sectional end view of the spur wheels, which give motion tothe small rollers which grip the end ot' the wrapper and commence theoperation of winding the wrapper around the iiller. Fig. 14 is alongitudinal central section through the brush-cylinder which preparesthe iiller. Figs. 15, 16, and 17 represent the three different positionsof the two small rollers, which roll the cigar, for receiving'the llerfrom the brush cylinder and discharging the finished cigar. Figs. 18,19, and 20 show the three different positions of the starting-rollerswith relation to the main rollers, which latter are indicated by the redlines. Fig. 21 is a detail showing the sha-pe of the wrapper and themethod of ap plying it to the filler.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

This invention relates to certain new improvements in cigarymakingmachinery, which performs the several operations of smoothing the stockpreparatory to cutting out the wrappers, rolling and forming the fillingor filler and depositing it between rollers which continue to roll it,rasping and red-ucing one end of the filler to a point suitablei'orreceiving the wrapper and making a neat point onvthe cigar, deliveringthe wrapper to the tillen' wrapping it, cutting off the tail, and finaliy discharging the finished cigar.

The nature of my invention consists: first, in the use of a revolvingbrush-wheel for the purpose of smoothing wrinkles yout of thestockpreparatory to cutting the wrappers7 therefrom secondly, in arevolving-wheel, of suitable dimensions and form, on which to fastenmaterial for cigar-wrappers while the wrinkles are being taken out;thirdly, in the employment of spring-straps,in conjunction with a wheel,for the purpose of retaining the leaves in place during the operation ofthe brush-wheel upon them; fourthly, in preparing the fillers by meansof bristles or points, made of any suitable material, inserted in orfastened on the outside surfaces ot' cylinders, rollers, or the insideof their easings or whatever gives motion to the material for the cigarto be rolled, so that the ends of 'the points opposite the ends fastenedshall come in contact with the substance to be rolled, the ob ject ofwhich is to form a rough and, if necessary, iexible surt'ace, in orderto prevent the slipping and insure a more certain gathering and rollingof the material for cigar-fillers; tiitthly, in the employment of'lluted or corrugated surface cylinders or rollers in a cigarmachine, forythe purpose of giving a peculiar form to, or insuring e-iore certainrotation of, the cigar or filler wh s?? contact'with and between saidrolling sues 5 sixthly, in the employment of a rocking frame and rockingshaft adapted to receive and to support the sznaller rollers, which rollthe illerbefore and after it is wrapped for the purpose of allowing theflller to be introduced into its proper place `to be wrapped, and alsofor discharging the 'finished cigar; seventh] y, in aseries of revolving' guide-rollers, which guide the end of thel wrapper around the endof the filler, at the commencement of wrapping the same, and

prevent the end of the wrapper from running out at the spaces betweenthe large rollers, -or l whatever revolves the filler; eighthly, in soarranging said series of guide and feed rollers that two act asfeed-rollers, and draw in the wrapper at or before the time it commencesto wind around the end of the filler; 'ninthly, in j a stationary piece,arran ged at that end of the iluted or smooth conical rollers orrevolvingj cones for the purpose of pointing the cigar t and wrappingthe point, as will be hereinafter described; twelfthly, in the usc-of avibrating table on which to lay the wrapper preparatory to its beingpresented tol the filler, when said table is constructed in the form ofthe arc of a circle, as will be hereinafter described 5 thirteenthly, inthe use 'of a pressure-roller, applied to the vibrating'table in such amanner as to smooth the wrapper and to give the desired tension to itwhile windin g around the ller; fourteenthly, bristles or flexiblepoints of any other suitable material attached to a linger-guide orother such device, andl of a suitable form and tension to give the-desired bearing on one or both sides of the wrapper, in order to lessenits liability to tear as it is drawn from the bristles or points andwound on that end of the. cigar last covered by it; fifteenthly, in theemploymentof a pendulum-rod, to which the springlinger is attach d, forthe purpose of keeping the ond` ofthe wrapper last wound around theiiller under proper tension during the operation of forming the point onthe cigar; sixteenthly, in severing the tail or surplus end of the cigarfrom the latter, by means of a revolving knife or circular cutter;seventeenthly, in the employment of a reciprocating frame for carryingthe small feed and lguide-rollers, for the purpose of allowing thatportion of the filler which projects from the main rollers to bereceived between the guide rollers at the 'commen nt of the operation,and to be discharge( "i erefromatihe conclusion of the opera on;eighteenthly, in giving arocking motion to said roller-carrying frameand confining it in any desired position, as will be hereinafterdescribed nineteenthly, in a sliding cone-frame, which allows the illerto be introduced between the main rollers, thc Eller pointed, and thencan be brought up to a position for causing the cones toyact upon thecigar in'the finishing lopera` ion.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe its construction and operation.

'ln the accompanying drawings, A represents die frame-work of themachine for contatning and'supporting the several parts thereof.

A! is the main driving shaft, which receives motion from any convenientprime motor, and on :his shaft A', at one side of the machine, a

brush wheel, B, is keyed,tl1e brushes of which impinge upon the convexperiphery of a wheel, B', as shown in Fig. 3, which wheel is adapted tolreceive on its circumference `leaves of tobacco, which are confined inplace by meansv of the spring-straps a a,two or more of which may beused. These straps are curved to conform to the surface of the wheel B',and one end of each strap is inserted within a springbox, a', which ispivoted to the shaft of wheel B in such a manner that the straps can beadjusted on the wheel and set at any desired point thereon.

BZrepresents a cylinder which is mounted inthe upper frame, C, asshownin Figs. l and 2, and suitably secured to this frame so that thiscylinder will be immovable.

- Within the cylindrical casing B2 a solid brush-cylinder, B3, isarranged concentrically with it and keyed `to a horizontal shaft, C',which receives a rotary motion from pulleys and belts arranged as shownin thedrawings. The interior surface of the casing B2 as well as theexterior surface of the cylinder B3 are armed with brushes, as shown inFigs. 2 and 14, leaving a space between the ends of the brushes forreceiving a suitable quantity of tobaccoleaves to form a core or tiller.The brush-backs of both the cylinder B3 and casing B2 are of such ashape longitudinally as to give a tapering form to the iiller, which isrolled between these brushes. The upper part of the casing B2 isfurnished with a door, a2, opening outward to allow of the insertionbetween the brushes'of the material to form a iiller. The lower part ofcasing or shell B2 is also furnished with a door, a, which opens outwardfor the purpose of discharging the filler, when it is properly formed,into the cigar-forming mechanism, as will be hereinafter described. Ashort crank is formed on one end of the pintle a* of the lowerdoorhinge, (shown in.` Fig. 1,) to which is connected a vertical rod, b,which ispivoted at its lower end to the treadle, D, so that by pressingon this treadle the lower door a3 will be opened and the iller will bedischarged from.. the casing B2 between the rollers .l)" lD2 D, as shown`in Figi-i6. These rollers consist of a large one, D', which is keyed onthe main `frames are moved about their center.

large spur-wheel e2 (see Fig, 10) engages withk shaft A', and twosmaller rollers, D2 D3, which are keyed to independent shafts, b' b2.The shaft of roller b lhas its bearings in a rocking frame, E, which-issupported in a horizontal position in'bearings on the rocking shaft E',while the shaft b2 of roller D3 has its bearings in a rocking shaft, E',which is supported also in the hearings c c. The two frames E E haveindependent movements, the former being moved by means of a rod, c', andtread-le D, and raised to the position shown in Fig. 16 .for receivingthe 'filler between the three rollers D' D2 D3, and the latter frame,-E, being depressed, as shown in Fig. 17, for discharging thefinishedcigar, by means of a treadle, F, and connecting-rods c2, Fig. 1;and it will here be seen that the downward movement of treadle D willraise the roller D2 up, and at the same time open the lower door a2 todischargethe filler. The treadle D is furnished with a spring, c3, Fig.2, for returning the parts to their former position. (Shown in Fig. 15.)The large roller D,lbeing keyed to the main driving shaft, receives itsmotion directly from this shaft, but the smallrollers being keyed toseparate shafts they receive their motions through the mediumofspur-wheels, (shown in Fig. 12,) from the main spur-wheel A5, which iskeyed to the main shaft A', as lshown lin Figs. 1, 2, and 3. This trainof wheels is arranged as follows: The pinion-spur e (shown in Figs. 2and 3, but not in Fig. 12) engages with the teeth of spur A5 and drivesthe two spurs e' c, which have their bearin gs on one of the gudgeons ofrocking frame E'. The spur-Weel e engages with the teeth of thetwin-roller spur-wheelsff', and as the axis of e is iu common with theaxis of motion of both'frames E Ef, the rotary motion of the 'rollers D2D is not stopped when tlriese he apinion, e, which has its bearings in acircula'r bracket, g, fixed to the bearingplate F',

and this pinion e? engages with a long spurwheel, g', whichis keyed toa' sliding tubular shaft, g2, as will be hereinafter fully described.-

The `rollers D' -D D3 have their surfaces shaped so as to conform tothe'tapering outline of a cigar,vas shown v in Figs. 1 and 3 of thedrawings. The surfaces of these rollers are also corrugated or tinted,as shown in the cross-scctions Figs2,f15, 16, 17, for the purpose oftaking hold of the filler or cigar, andv insuring its rotation"y whencontiuednwithiu thespace between th'esc three rollers. Ithas been foundthat smooth-surfaced' rolle s `tllow the cigar, dui-in g the operationof puttin g on the wrapper, to slip sometimes, thus' making an imperfectcigar, but with the rough-snrfaced rollers there will be no liability ofthe filler slipping, and' a steady rotary motion is given` to the fillerwhile it remains between the rollers.

At one end of the .rollers D 1)2 D:i I have arranged a series of guideand feed rollers,

the space inclosedY by which coincides with the space between the threelarge rollers D D2 'Dias shown in Figs. 1S, 19, and 20 of Sheet 2, inwhich the red circles indicate the large rollers and h h h t' representthe small guide and feed rolls. Thesel feed and guide rolls have theirouter bearings in plates hf 'i2 'i2 and theirinner bearings in the hea-dplate j of a sliding tubular shaft, g, as clearly shown -in Figs. 4, 5,10, 13, and 1S. The short shafts ofthe guide and feed rolls each carry asmall lspur wheel, hit, and three of these spur-wheels engage with andreceive their motions from a central spur-wheel, h2, which is keyedtothe end ot' tubular shaft g2, as'shown in Figs. 10 and 13, sheet 2,whichvis partially inolosed within the tubular slidegi. The outer endsof the shaft of rolls h h h z' i are caused to recede from acommencenter at one point in the operation of the machine, hereinafterto be explained, by means of jointed arms lo k k, which are pivoted attheir rear ends tothe collar j of cylinder g, guided in slots in platej, and connected at their forward ends to the three bearing-plates h l ii2. The springs l l l keep-the arms k k k down, and the rolls h h h 'iitogether, and the stationary ring m,which encompasses the cylinder g3,forces the arms k lq 7c' apart and separates the lrolls h i, when `theyare caused to recede from the ends of thela'rge rollers D D2 D3.The-stationary ring 0r collar m' is attached to plate Fi', and this ringforms the innersuppert furthe sliding mechanism above described, whilethe outer end ot' plate F* forms a bearin g for the outer end ofthesliding tubularshaft g2. Within this ltubular shaft g2 is astationaryrod, n, which is fixed at one end tothe-plateFi, and has on its oppositeend acircular disk, a. (Shown in Figs. 4, 5.) This disk forms aplun geror piston for thrusting out of the space inclosed by the small feed andguide rolls h h h 'i t', shown in Fig. 4, that portion of thecigartiller which is cut off. This is done when the rolls h hh M arecaused to recede from the large rolls, as above described. This slidingmotion is given to the rolls h i by means ot' a right angular lever,G,Fi g. 4; a lever, Gf, Figs. 2 and 3, and, a connecting-rod, G2, whichis connected at its lower en d to the'treadle D. The depression of thistreadle D therefore causes three movements-viz., it-opens the vlowerdoor a3 for discharging a filler, raises the upper rollerD2 to receivethe filler, and slides the feed and guide'rolls hi back to allow theller lodrop in its proper place between the large rollers D D2 D, Thesemovements are simultaneous, andthe rotation of the parts are in nomanner affected thereby. But in order for these movements to be made. itis necessary that the upper treadle G3 be set in the mid- .dle notch -ofan upright. notched plate, G4, "(shown in Figs. I", 2, and 3), 0n thelower crossbar of the front of frame A. When the treadle G3 is inthemiddle of the plate G4, or rather in themiddle notch in lthis plate,thelongitudinal slot ot' a T-.slot, p, in sliding tube g3 lthese rollersh il.

will be in a line with the iixedpin p in plate F, (shown in Figs. 4 and10;) butwhen the pin 7i is in the vertical transverse slotiu thecylinder g3 it will be seen that the pin p will not allow the rolls h i'to be moved hack nor the treadle D to be depressed. `A rod, p2, connectsthe platej with the upper treadle G3, and the outer end of this treadlerests upon a coiled spring, G5, which forces the treadle upward. N ow,when this treadle is raised to the upper most notch in plate G4 the pinp will be atthe lowerend of' thetransverse slot p. AThenby depressingthe treadle to the lowerinost notch the cylinder g, with its rolls 7iand t', will be moved round on the tubular cylinder or shaft g2 adistance which is equal to the diameter oi' one of the feed-*rolls atone-half the distance; or when the treadle is moved from an upper orlower notch to the middle notch the cylinder g3 will move but halt thedistance. These movements ofthe rolls It t' are indicated by the threepositions in which they are shown in Figs. 18, 19, 20. In these viewsthe relaf tion ot' the rolls ht to the larger rollers D2 l)3 dii-Ter,and the object of these movements is to enable the person attending themachine to introduce the wrapper between a feed and guide roll and thento move these rolls either up or down, depending upon which directionthey are rotated, so as to start the wrapper around the end of thefiller and prevent the end of the wrapper from being carried through orbetween the spacesin the series of rolls D D2 D3. When the treadle i3vis xed in the middle notch of plate G* and pin p is opposite thelongitudinal portion of slot p, the feed and guide roller h, which isbetween thie two feed-rolls 7L h, will be opposite the space between thesmall rollers D2 D3, and when the treadle G3 is in the upper notch inplate G4 the space between the upper feedroll hand middle guide andfeed-roll h will be opposite the space betweenl the two rollers D2 ID3;The space between the lower feedroll hand middle roll li isbroughtopposite the'space between the rollers D2 D3 when the treadle'G3-is in the lowerrnost notch, Fig. 18. The two outer feedrolls lL h arekeyed. to

lshafts which have a slight play in their outer bearing-plate h', `andthe bowed spring r, shown in Figs. 4,5, l0, keep the surface oftheouter-rollers h'h infcontact with the surface of theniiddle-roll l1 andat the same time allow to yield'outward when a 'wrapper-.leaf isintroduced between them.4 All of these feed and guide rolls orcylinders-h -i are tinted on their peripheries,and .they are intendedfor commencing the operation of putting the wrzniperaround` the tail endof the cigar, and for this purpose I have made middle-rollers hhspringpressure-rollers, as above described'.

At the opposite end of the large rollers D'v D21)3 there are arrangedthree cones s s s, whose axes are inclinedl or rather, ,diverge from acentral bearing, s', as shown in Fig. 6.

This central-bearin g stein s'v is coincident withy `of frame A',

the space between the rollers D D2 D3 and also that between the rollers7i z', as shown in Fig. 21, Sheet 2. These concs have theirapeX-bearings-in stem s and their base-bearings in curved plates t t t,which latter are affixed to the `plate s2. The plate s2 is secured tothe inner end ot a s1ide-bar, s3, and passes through the split bearingsof .standard t', (shown in Figs. 3 and 7,) and is connected at its outerend to a plate, s4. The two plates s s4 are the brarings for twohorizontal shafts, t2 t, which carrr on their outeri ends twinspurwheels S S and on their' inner ends, inside of plate s3, smallbevel-spurs Av v', (shown clearly in Fig. 6,) which engage with thespurs o2 03, which are keyed to the shafts of brush-wheels S2 S3. Theshaft t2 carries on its extreme outer end apulley, S4, over which a beltpasses, as sho/*win Fig. I, that communicates with a corresp. ingbelt-wheel, which is on a shaft at the re end of the machine. The curvedlever Tn. v wn in Fig. 3,) is used to move thc cones s, together 'withtheir frame ybrush- `wheels, &c., back and forth for throwing thesecones iut-o and out of action as it may be desired. y

The table `upon which the wrappers are .put in order to present themproperly to the roating filler consists of a curved or-convex plate,YT/,supported by arms which arosecnred at their lower ends to a rock-shaft,T,

which, being in a horizontal position, is supported in the two hangingbearings V V, Fig.

-1. This table is constructed vin the form of the are of a circle,concentric with the axis of the rock-shaft T2, and the arms of the tableT are of such a length as toallow the edge of the table nearest to therollers. D2 D3 to 'he bron ght up between the space between theset'wrollers, as shown in Figs. 18', 19, 20, Sheet'Z. This edge of thetablev last referred to is straight for a considerabledistance, andterminates at y one side 'in a projecting lip, 1, which has a curvededge conforming to the curved snrfaces ofthe cones s s s.` (Shown inFig. 21.) The width of this table is equal to the distance. between theVinner surface of the bearingplate of the small rolls h h h i i'. andthe apex of the cones s, as show n in Fig. 21 when these parts are in aposition for finishing a cigar. Table T has a hinged pressure-roller, 2,on its upper surface, which may be raised `up to al- 'low a wrapper tobe adjusted in a proper position on the table and then returned to itsformer position for keeping the wrapper smooth and under proper tensionwhile it is being wound around the filler. This table when it is movedback outot'- the way, as shown in Figs. 1, Y2, and 3, rests against theupper rail and when thrown for-ward, as shown in Fig. 21, is caught by astop-hook, 3.

On the right-hand side of the table Tf is a spring brush-nger, 4,consisting of a narrowv curved plate, 5, to which .is pivotedakey,carrying on its endV aj-brush, 4, Fig. 2. This device is connected tothe upper end ofa pendf alum-rod, .7, which cmries on its lower end peris held between the bristlesof brush 4` and the smooth suiface of plate5 only sueiently tight to allow thepoint end of the wrapper to bepresented to the pointed end of the filler in completing the operationof wrapping. For this purpose the brush-finger is in such a relationwith the apices of the cones s, when these cones are in' ay position forpointing the cigar, that it will retain the wrapper in ,its grip untilthe cigar is nearly pointed` and the small end of the wrapper is aboutto be folded back. When the wrapper leaves the finger 4, this linger. isimmediately thrown back to its former position' by theweight 8.

W W are two vibrating arms which are pivoted to the'drivingshaft 9.(Shown in Fig. 1.) VThese armsare arranged, one on each side of thelarge roller D, and forward of the. shaft of `this roller. They arefurnished on their upper ends with handles, by which they can be drawnforward or'toward the small rollers D2 D". The llower ends'of these armsW W are forked and stride belt-wheels l0 .11, over which beltspasscommunicating with and giving arotary motion to small pulleys 12 13,which are situated near the upper ends of their respective arms. T heshaft of beltwlieel 12 carries on its end nearest the large rollerrD acircular knife, 14, which is ar ranged in, such a relation to the axis vof the cigar confined between the small and large rollers that when thisknife is brought up to the cigar it will cut off the surplus material,

leaving the end flat or square and the cigar of the proper length.l Thisoperation is per-- formed while both knife and cigar are rotating. Thearm W' carries on its upper pulleyshaft a gang of circular plates, tlieedgesof which are serrated, as shown in Figs. 2, 8,`

and 9. This forms acircular rasp, which is made tapering or conical, thelargest end being nearest the arm W, and the smallest end near the largeroller D. A circular knife, 15, '..s interposed between the base orlargest end of Athis rasped eone16'and the side-of arm W', andkeyed tothe shaft of the cone, sov that the rasp and: knife both rotatetogether. The object of the rasp is to reduce that portion of the end ofthe filler which. projects from the right-hand side of the rollers D D2AD2, and to form a tapering point thereon, while the knife 15 cuts oifthe surplus material at the point, thus preparing the fillerfor-'receiving the wrapper and to allow the cones s to form aneat-lpoint on this end of the cigar. The two arms W W are held back outof the way, when they are not in immediate use, by the springs 17 18.(Shown in Figs. 2 and 3.)

The operation of the machine is as follows:

Powerv being applied to pulley A, a leaf Iis .placed uponv wheel B'under clamps a a', wl en the wrinkles are smoothed out by revolving incontact with the brush B, after which the leaf is removed and af wrapperof the desired formand size is ent from it. Sliding bar s is thrown fromthe rollers D D2 D3 and a suf-- ticient quantity of leaves are then putinto aperture a2 in the top of cylinder casing B2, to form the core or.filler of a cigar, which are'- rolled and formed in a proper shapebetween the brushes of cylinder B3 and casing B2. Treadle D is thendepressed, (treadle Gr3 being in .the middle notch of `G,) which at thesame time opens door a3, throws roller D2 up and oil' from large rollerD', and slides the guide .and

4feed rollers h i011' from the large. rollersD D2 D3 all a s niieientdistance to let the filler with extra length (and size in its lunrfinished state) ont from between the upper brushcylinder and its casing,when it drops into the space between thelarge rollers D D2 D2. Treadle Dis now released and allowed to resume its former position, shutting doora2, letting roller D2 back on the filler, and sliding guide and feedrolls back up to therollers'Dl D2 D2, inclosingthe end of the c ore orllcr by the guide and feed rolls. The rasping-cntters 16 are 'nowbrought up, in contact with the opposite endV of'the filler, whichlprojects out from the large rollers D D2 D3, and the fillerisshapedipointed) and cut ofi' the proper length by knife 15,When vtherasping-cutters are let back to their former position. The cones s s s,with their brushes S2 S3, are moved upto thelarge rollers D D2 D3by-nieans 'of lever T. Table T'-being .drawn out from rollers D2D2,`Fig. 2, paste is applied to that end of the wrapper last wound onthe cigar, when framev or roller 2 is thrown up and the wrapper laid on.the table T'. ata proper angle and position, when roller 2 is broughtback on the wrapper, and the e-nd to be last wound onA -the filler isput between` spring ingerguide 4 5; ,Thetable T is now gradually movedu'p between rollers 132D until the end of the wrapper next to the iilercomes incontact with, and is drawn between, the middle and lowerfeed-rollers h h when the machine runs in the direction indicated by thearrows l in Fig. 18, .Sheet 2, and-between the middle .and upper rolls71. h when the motion of the machine ,is reversed. It is necessary tochange the motion of the parts in using right and left hand wrappers.The guide and feed rollers h i now being in the position shown in Fig.18, and consequently treadle Gain the'lowermost n )tch`of plate G4, thistreadle should be raised and set in the middle notch ofplateGr4 beforethe end of the wrapper reaches the upper guiderroller, which brings theguide-rollers all in their proper positions oppositeto keep the y end ofthe wrapper from running .out of the spaces between the large rollersDD2 D. The rotation of the flllernow draws the wrapper around itself andoff from the table T and pressure-roller 2, drawing thebrush-n ger andthe upper end of its pendulum-rod with it, holding, guiding, and givingproper ten-l sion to the wrapper until it is drawn between cones s s s,and from under the finger-brush 4 on and around the pointed end of thefiller. Sliding bar s, together with its brushes and cones ls, arepushed back from the point of the cigar, and the circular knife 14, atthe opsite end of roller D, is brought in contact with and sluares oftthat end of the cigar, which.. being now finished, the treadle F isdepressedthrowing roller D3 down and oft' from roller D', and lettingthe finished cigar drop out, when this treadle and its connectionsresume their former positions. Leaves for another filler havingbeenpreviously intro duced uithin casing B2, treadle D is again delpressed, and stationary rod u, with its disk fn', thrusts out the endcut from the cigar, as above described-,from between the guide and ,feedrollers, as they are again slid from the ends of rollers D`l D2 D3. Thenext ller then drops between -theserollers when treadle D is let back toits former position, and the nishing process is gone through with asbefore.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The rotating -brush B, constructed a'nd operating for the purpose ofsmoothing leaves ot' tobacco,substan tially as herein described.

2. The combination of circular leaf-holding wheel' B with thebrush-wheel B, subst-antally as described.

3. The sl'ilring clamps or straps a, in co1nbination wit the leaf-holderB' and circular brush-wheel B, substantially as described.

4. The employment of a brushcylinder, B2, and concave or brush casin gB, or their eq nivalents`substantially as and for the purposesdescribed. I v

5. Gonstructin g the brush-.drum Ba with annular flanges near its ends,which bevel outward, for the purpose of allowing the filling to escapefrom the cylinder B2 more readily, substantially as described.

6. The combination of roc`;ing frame E and rocking shaft E',substantially as and for the purposes described.

7. The guide-rollers i i i, arranged and op-l eratin g substantially asdescribed.

.ing iu finishing the 10. The use ot' revolving brushes S"J S for l thepurpose ot' smoothin g the leaf and assistpoint of the cigar,substantially as described.

11. The conical rollers s s s, arranged and I operating substantiallya-s and for the purposes herein described..

12. The curved table T,`constructe d and operating substantially asherein described.

13. The prcssure-roller 2, when hinged to table T and operatingsubstantially as der` scribed.

14. .The bristles or elastic points 4, in coinbicat-ion with an'gerg'uide, 5, constructed and operating substantially as herein le--scribed.

`15. The combination of pendnlum-arui 7,1:

rotation of the'same by means of circular knives applied to areciprocating frame and operating substantially as herein described.

18. The notched plate Gt, treadle G3, connecting-rod p2, and T-slottedcylinder g,i.n combination with stoppin p, arranged und operatingsubstantially as described.

19. Gontiniug the surplus end of .the cigar between rollers hi i ortheir equivalents, during the operationotz cutting otf this end,substantially as described.` .y

20. Starting the wrapper around the cigar by means 0f feed-rollers,which have independent bearings of those which support land rotate thebody of the cigar, substantially as herein described.

2l. In a single xnachine,prcparing the filler for receiving the wrapperor cover and then applying. the wrapper to it, substantially vasdescribed. v

Witnesses: I. A. HEALD.

EDM'. F. BROWN, v JOHN G. BAKER.

